School holidays see box office takings up as Maze Runner stays top
The Maze Runner held onto the top spot in the box office for a second week as the effect of the school holidays had an impact on movie going, giving a nice bump to several films.
Last week saw just two films top the million-dollar mark for the weekend, but this week four films managed it, including the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles which is now in its third weekend and took $1.991m, taking its total box office north of $13m.
21st Century Fox film The Maze Runner posted $3.008m on 319 screens in its second weekend, which coupled with a strong week has taken its total takings to $8.8m.
Newcomer The Equalizer starring Denzel Washington about a man who has put his violent history behind him before meeting a Russian girl he wants to help break free of the control of gangsters, got $2.28m on 303 screens.
